Chapter 621 Kinship Between The Chu Siblings (Part One)
The atmosphere was tense and intangible inside the CEO''s office of the XS hospital. Jackson and
Cherry sat next to each other, anxious and nk. Derek sat next to Fred Xiao.
Fred began in a serious voice, addressing both Jackson and Cherry,"Look, I am not going to keep you
both in the dark about Violet''s injury any longer." He had kept shut about it until Violet''s parents came
back. Fred intended to tell them what was wrong with their daughter and thought it would help them be
prepared for whatever was toe.
Jackson gulped. He looked at Cherry and nodded, worried that she might not be able to take in,
whatever it was that Dr. Fred had to say to them.
Fred looked at them kindly and continued,"The wounds on Violet''s body aren''t deep, so to say. But
there are a lot of them. Especially on her back. Her back is full of these cuts," he paused to look at
them. There was no change in their expression whatsoever and so he went on,"Violet will have a lot of
scars on her body and her back. She may never even be able to wear a dress, without the scars
showing."
Derek was quiet but in his mind, a tidal chaos was rising. He had already expected to hear this but he
wasn''t sure if Cherry and Jackson were prepared for it. He looked at them and thought, ''Can they take
such a big blow? And what would poor Violet think of it? Will she be able to bear this fact and carry the
burden of it for many years toe?''
"What about the wounds and bruises on her feet? Will she walk normally despite of them?" Cherry
asked, anxiously.
Fred Xiao shook his head and replied,"That wouldn''t be a problem. The wounds aren''t serious. They
will not handicap her in anyway."
Cherry heaved a sigh of relief, as if the tightness in her chest had eased, just a little bit. But again, her
mind was turbulent just with one thought, ''How will Violet react to the cruelty that fate has brought upon
her?''
"I want you to do one thing," said Fred with a grave look on his face. "Cherry, right now Violet will need
all the support she can get. She is too young to fathom or bear such a big blow right now. You will need
tofort her when she wakes up, okay?"
Cherry finally broke. She had been trying very hard to hold back the tears, but there they flowed. She
could no longer control her grief and began sobbing into Jackson''s chest, leaning on his shoulders.
Since she was heartbroken, she didn''t care who was watching, right now.
Derek interrupted finally and asked,"Can''t we heal the scars using modern technology? Lasers?
Anything?" ''Jackson and I are not well versed with medicine at all. But Fred can do so much!'' he
thought to himself, in a desperate attempt to resolve this.
Fred took a deep breath and said,"As you know, our hospital is ranked top in the city for all cosmetic
procedures. But the procedure you are talking about, still needs improving. And we are definitely not
equipped to do it on a small child like Violet. It will be too much pain for her to bear, even if we do give it
a shot." In his mind, Fred was feeling bad too but he knew he had to do the right thing. ''I must present
an all round perspective of the patient''s health to the family, '' he said to himself.
"What if we send her abroad to receive the necessary medical treatment?" Jackson asked coldly.
Fred and Derek casted nces at each other. After a pause, Fred finally spoke,"Well, South Korea and
America are both countries that have cutting edge technologies, when ites to medical beauty
treatments. However, the results vary from patient to patient. There is no guarantee of any sort. Still, if
you wish to send Violet to any of these ces, I can put in a word to my friends there and ensure the
best treatment for her."
Jackson thought for a while. His mind was wading through all the information, ''I cannot make this
decision on my own. I have to take Cherry''s opinion and Violet''s wishes into consideration before I do
anything else now.''
As he thought, Derek and everyone waited on his silence. Finally, Derek opened his mouth to
speak,"Perhaps we can talk about thister. We can decide what to do once Violet wakes up."
Fred nodded in agreement and then said,"Absolutely! We should know what she wants and only then
take a decision."
Jackson nodded but didn''t say anything more on the matter.
Two Weeks Later
Lawrence sat on the lushwns of his school, looking up at the sky, to hold back his tears.
Mike, his best friend, was sitting next to him. But Lawrence was oblivious to his presence. Mike stared
at his buddy, thinking, ''He looks so sad. He must be in an awful state of mind, after what has happened
to Violet. I''m sure he mes himself for the ident. And now that she has woken up, he would be
even more worried.''
Mike sighed and slid closer to Lawrence.
Lawrence felt his movements and knew that Mike was trying tofort him. But he still could not bring
himself to look at him.
Miked gently touched his arm andfortingly said,"Don''t worry! Your sister is going to be fine."
Lawrence looked at him,pletely nk. Finding his voice, he finally spoke,"Do you think Violet will
make it through all this trauma? Those scars on her body...the doctors said that they would remain for a
long time. Do you think she will be as happy as she was earlier?"
Mike could not respond to his best friend''s questions. He couldn''t lie to him to make him feel better. He
thought, ''Violet has been very emotional in the past two weeks. I''m sure she is finding it difficult to cope
with everything.''
Lawrence continued,"Mike, I have failed Violet. She is so little, so cute and I..."
He paused, as if he couldn''t say anything more. He was suddenly ovee with guilt and hatred for
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himself.
Mike sat near to him quietly, with a gentle pat on his shoulder. ''I''m his best friend and I will always be
with him, '' he said to himself.